10-464: Shri Guru Ravidas Janam Asthan Mandir , located in Sir Gobardhan , Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh , India, is an important cultural and religious site for Dalits , Ravidasis , Ad-Dharmis , and Ramdasia Sikhs. It was built to mark the birthplace of Ravidas . Millions of devotees gather there for Ravidas's birthday each year. In the mid-1960s, the leaders of Dera Ballan began an effort to build
20-522: A place of pilgrimage at the birthplace of Ravidas. They determined that Ravidas had been born in Sir Gobardhan, and one of them, Hari Dass, laid the foundation stone for this temple on 14 June 1965 while Sarwan Dass was the head of the Dera. Dera Ballan provided funding for the first phase of the temple's construction – a small mandir was built at the site in 1972. The more impressive current structure
30-584: Is a census town in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . The census town & village falls under the Shir Goverdhanpur gram panchayat . Sir Gobardhan Census town & village is about 13 kilometers South of Varanasi railway station , 323 kilometers South-East of Lucknow and 3.5 kilometers South-East of Banaras Hindu University main gate. It
40-627: Is an important cultural and religious site for Dalits , Ad-Dharmis / Ravidasis , and Ramdasia Sikhs . The birth anniversary of Ravidas is celebrated at the temple every year, attracting millions of devotees from India and abroad. The festivities include musical prayer and kirtan . Dera Ballan and the All India Adi-Dharm Mission consider Sir Gobardhan to be the birthplace of Ravidas, though some scholars trace his birthplace to Mandoorgarh village, also near Varanasi. Sir Gobardhan Sir Gobardhan (or Seer Goverdhanpur )
50-493: Is connected by air ( Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport ), by train ( Varanasi City railway station ) and by road transport. Nearest operational airports is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport and nearest operational railway station is Varanasi City railway station (40 and 13 kilometers respectively from Sir Gobardhan). This Varanasi district location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Varanasi City railway station Varanasi City railway station
60-419: Is of historical significance as it is birthplace of Sant Sri Guru Ravidas . Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan at Seer Goverdhanpur is main pilgrimage place for Ravidasis worldwide. Sir Gobardhan has families with a total population of 11,350. Sex ratio of the census town is 875 and child sex ratio is 914. Uttar Pradesh state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively. Sir Gobardhan
70-627: Is one entrance to the station. Because of heavy rush at Varanasi Junction the Railway Board decided to develop Banaras railway station and Varanasi City railway station as satellite stations. Now, Varanasi City is the headquarters station of the North Eastern Railway ( Varanasi City Division ). Earlier Varanasi Junction was the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway but later North Eastern Railway changed
80-456: Is one of the railway stations in Varanasi . It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) Northeast of Varanasi Junction railway station , 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Banaras Hindu University and 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport . It serves as terminal station due to heavy rush at Varanasi Junction . At Varanasi City railway station, there are five platforms, planning for 8 platforms are already approved. There
90-628: The ceremonies they organized at the temple to prove their ownership of it. On 25 May 1997, Kanshi Ram of the BSP laid the foundation stone of the huge monumental gate, Guru Ravidas Gate, which leads to the temple. K. R. Narayanan , then President of India , performed the opening ceremony of the gate on 16 July 1998. The gate was the destination of a candle march carried out by students from Banaras Hindu University to support natives of Nepal after an earthquake in April 2015 . Shri Guru Ravidas Janam Asthan
100-619: Was completed in 1994 with the help of people from India and other countries, especially overseas devotees who donated through a trust formed by Dera Ballan in 1983. Kanshi Ram , founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), ceremoniously installed the temple's golden dome. During the temple's construction, Dera Ballan's ownership of the temple through a trust was disputed by the All India Adi-Dharm Mission based in New Delhi. Dera Ballan responded with legal action, and they documented
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